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NEW YORK — Knicks All-Star big man Kristaps Porzingis, who has been out since last February with a torn ACL, is participating in noncontact court activity with coaches and will be re-evaluated in mid-February. Knicks president Steve Mills says the team is pleased with Porzingis’ rehab thus far, although no definitive timetable for his return is available. “We’re…

As he walked off the court at Madison Square Garden on Christmas Day, Giannis Antetokounmpo received the kind of ovation that’s normally reserved for the home team. “This is why New York is so special. The energy, the atmosphere is great,” Antetokounmpo said after hearing the loudest cheer of the afternoon in the Milwaukee Bucks’ 109-95 Christmas Day win over…